Bellevue · Licensed family home
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- Full-size family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
- Ages on the license: birth to 13 years.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 3 of its 4 licensing inspections since January 2024. It lists no valid complaint about this home.
Of the 365 Seattle-area family homes with 4 licensing inspections, 27% had rules cited at 3 of them, as this home did. 30% had rules cited at all 4, 6% at none.
Licensing inspections
Sep 16, 20251 citation
“There's a cord from the window AC that is accessible to the children.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c)
Apr 11, 20244 citations
“There is a toddler bench that is place in the middle of the entry (emergency exit) and is partially blocking the exit.”
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c)
“There is a climbing play structure that does not have appropriate ground covering.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
“There are "dancing ribbons" with long ribbons that are capable of forming a loop around a childs neck - the provider removed and will only bring them out when they are using them as a group and supervised. There are baseboard heaters in the licensed space rooms that are accessible to the children. There is a toddler bench that has a padded cover you can sit on, and the cushion is cracked/torn.”
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b)
“The provider does not have the water test results- the provider submitted the approved water test.”
WAC 110-300-0235(2)
Jan 3, 20241 citation
“There is a "caterpillar" with holes (4 1/2 in. wide) on the side that do not meet the CPSC guidelines. There is a teeter totter that is not placed on shock absorbing material.”
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- September 16, 2025
- On file
- 4 visits since January 2024 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
There is a toddler bench that is place in the middle of the entry (emergency exit) and is partially blocking the exit.
· April 11, 2024
Washington DCYF publishes the licensor’s own observation and a risk level for every citation it issues at a licensing visit, with the inspection report attached as a PDF.
Sep 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · September 16, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c) · Short Term
There's a cord from the window AC that is accessible to the children.
Apr 2024 Licensing visit 4 findings
Licensing visit · April 11, 2024
Emergency preparation and exiting
WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c) · Serious
There is a toddler bench that is place in the middle of the entry (emergency exit) and is partially blocking the exit.
WAC 110-300-0235(2) · Short Term
The provider does not have the water test results- the provider submitted the approved water test.
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
There is a climbing play structure that does not have appropriate ground covering.
WAC 110-300-0165(3)(b) · Serious
There are "dancing ribbons" with long ribbons that are capable of forming a loop around a childs neck - the provider removed and will only bring them out when they are using them as a group and supervised. There are baseboard heaters in the licensed space rooms that are accessible to the children. There is a toddler bench that has a padded cover you can sit on, and the cushion is cracked/torn.
Jan 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · January 3, 2024
Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space
WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Serious
There is a "caterpillar" with holes (4 1/2 in. wide) on the side that do not meet the CPSC guidelines. There is a teeter totter that is not placed on shock absorbing material.
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Details
- Area
- Bellevue, 98005This home’s state page lists no street address.
- License
- PL-84038, active
- Quality program
- Early Achievers rating expired
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.
Details
- Phone, License, Quality program — Checked July 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
Full-size means licensed for 12 children, the most any Seattle-area family home holds; 735 of Seattle-area’s 1,532 licensed family homes are. Small is 3 to 6; mid-size is 7 to 11.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.